Military branches:
Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2008)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy (2007)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,589,873
females age 16-49:
1,585,573 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,363,746
females age 16-49:
1,390,799 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 73,660
female:
72,046 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
1% of GDP (2006 est.)
